Need some advice

[chucks1]

Originally Posted by GRUF78

I have a stock Cobra 427 S/C and 2 2013 GT-500's. Yep ...2....After my wife drove mine she had to have one......different subject...

First , let me say that the 2013+ GT-500 is one of the most spectacular cars I have ever driven. Track car, drag car, cheap mods make it 800 HP, spectacular brakes, fit, finish, ride, comfort, technology, looks, sound..Eleven flat in the quarter or 190 MPH or getting 22 MPG at 70 on the freeway....it is unbelievable at the price....I drive the balls off both the Cobra and the GT-500(s) and the performance of the 2 cars is similar in some ways (strait line) but different in every other. The Mustang is 1000% safer as well.

You can always get another SPF. The 2014 GT-500 will be the last of the retro styled mustangs and the blown 5.8 engine.

Don't think twice about the Mustang-you will not be disappointed.

my 2 cents.

GRUFF

I dunno. I have a GT500 and an SPF and I like them both. They are completely different cars, but to me driving the GT500 is no where near the fun and excitement of driving the SPF. If safety were priority #1, then I might suggest neither car would be on too many shopping lists.

If I were looking to purchase either one down the road as a used vehicle, it should be much easier to buy a GT500 than an SPF. There are ~3,000 MKIII's in existence and by the end of the GT500 run there will have been ~60,000 produced?

Likely much cheaper to buy the GT500 as well since they tend to drop in value just like any other used car. On the other hand, it seems as though SPF values have actually gone up since roller prices increased a couple years ago.

[GRUF78]

Regarding the 2013/2014 GT-500...

A point of clarity.....All in there will be about 7000-7300 built. Totally different animal than the previous cars-no comparison.

Having both is ideal. I'm lucky in that respect. ..But if you want to consistently push either car to its limits (drag, road race, etc,...) the 2014 will keep you alive longer....and you can even put 2 other humans in the back , if required...and it is equal or better than any roadster at most owner's skill level in any comparison of performance. It is easy enough to drive given its 8 different modes of launch control, traction control and stability control, 2 different suspension settings and 3 different steering settings (all with a touch of a button), internal 1/4 mile, 0-30, 0-60, 0-100 and braking G performance timers to make even the average driver good at both the drag strip and the road course. If you are one of those guys who just putt putt around, then all of that capability is irrelevant anyway.

If your buying any of these cars for some appreciation factor, your wasting your resources. Buy a CSX 2XXX or 3XXX or a Ford GT if a car investment is your thing.

My point in the initial post is that the 2013/14 GT 500 is a spectacular car and the guy would not be disappointed if he pulled the trigger on it.

Nothing else to it

GRUFF